Association of health plans' healthcare effectiveness data and information set (HEDIS) performance with outcomes of enrollees with diabetes

Medical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-223

  Harman, Jeffrey S ^a   Scholle, Sarah Hudson ^b   Ng, Judy H ^b   Pawlson, L Gregory ^b   Mardon, Russell E ^c   Haffer, Samuel C ^d   Shih, Sarah ^e   Bierman, Arlene S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^e NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Hierarchical linear models; Managed care programs; Medicare; Outcome and process assessment (health care)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIABETIC PATIENT; EYE EXAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERFORMANCE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT;

AGED; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649177024     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181ca3fe6     Document Type: Article

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